PhD Student Profiles

In Depth Profiles

Q&A With the Graduates

We have a new tradition of asking our graduating students to answer several questions about their PhD studies and future plans. The resulting Q&A articles are filled with reflections and words of advice.

Studying neural circuits of the retina in the dark, photographing people in the light, Berkeley Neuroscience PhD student Malak El-Quessny describes the passions that drive her both in and out of the lab.

Neuroscientist Portrait Project

The Neuroscientist Portrait Project takes a look at the lives of neuroscientists inside vs. outside of the lab with an emphasis on highlighting the stories of those who are traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. Created by Christine Liu (entering class of 2014) and sponsored by Berkeley Neuroscience.

Jonathan Jui, 2012
University of Chicago
Flannery and Schaffer Labs
“Preservation and regeneration of photoreceptors in retinal degeneration through the manipulation of Müller glia using viral gene delivery”